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Stellantis US dealers reprimand CEO Tavares in letter

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The US National Dealer Council sent a scathing letter to Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares, emphasizing concerns about the automaker’s past decisions and future plans. The reckless short-term decision-making to secure record profits in 2023 has had devastating yet entirely predictable, consequences in the US market.

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Dealers join the UAW in charging Stellantis with ‘reckless’ decisions

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Many dealers joined the UAW in claiming that Tavares was mismanaging the U.S. arm of the Dodge-Chrysler parent company, causing increased inventory, job cuts, and broken promises to reopen an Illinois factory, as detailed in a report from Automotive News. market share. market share. We’re taking action.

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Driving Dystopia: 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Pricing Leaked, Then Confirmed

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When news broke that Dodge would be electrifying the Charger as part of its redesign, the assumption was that the resulting product would cost more than the outgoing model. The next vehicle is the 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack Configuration 1. From Mopar Insiders : For reference, the 2023 Dodge Charger R/T with the 5.7-liter

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Dealer Groups are Up In Arms About Potential for Scout and Sony Afeela to Sell Cars Directly to Buyers

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Dealers are often the first group to sound concerns when something changes in the auto industry, whether they’re justified in their complaints or not. The group placed an ad in the April 15 issue of Automotive News and has collected support from all 50 state and 21 metro-area dealer associations.

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Stellantis executive departures have dealers concerned

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Following the departure of four high-profile executives at Stellantis North America, some dealers are growing concerned about the company’s direction. Considering these factors, the departures have raised additional questions from dealers. “That is no cut on some of the people that are coming into the roles behind them.

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Road Test: 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T Plus Plug-In Hybrid

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Italian Under the Skin Scratch the surface of the 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T and you will find the Alfa Romeo Tonale, with Dodge and Alfa Romeo two of 16 Stellantis automobile brands sold throughout the world. Dodge was most recently the performance division of the old Chrysler Corporation. Is the Dodge Hornet R/T a sports CUV?

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Time To Buy? New Vehicle Inventories And Incentives Are Up

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After several years of swelling vehicle prices and tragically lean inventories, the market has reached a point where dealer lots are getting full and consumers are becoming disinclined to go into quite so much debt in order to purchase a new automobile. According to the latest from the Cox-owned vAuto Live Market View, the U.S.

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